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Sirach 8:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 8:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 Do not consult with fools,
for they cannot keep a secret.
18 In the presence of strangers do nothing that is to be kept secret,
for you do not know what they will divulge.[a]
19 Do not reveal your thoughts to anyone,
or you may drive away your happiness.[b]
Footnotes
- Sirach 8:18 Or it will bring forth
- Sirach 8:19 Heb: Gk and let him not return a favor to you
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